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The Simple Truth by Philip Levine
“The Simple Truth” I bought a dollar and a half’s worth of small red potatoes, took them home, boiled them in their jackets and ate them for dinner with a littl... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Stone by Charles Simic
“Stone” Go inside a stone That would be my way. Let somebody else become a dove Or gnash with a tiger’s tooth. I am happy to be a stone.From the outside the... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Fragment by Angelina Weld Grimke
“Fragment” I am the woman with the black black skin I am the laughing woman with the black black face I am living in the cellars and in every crowded place I... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
“Those Winter Sundays Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Hymn to the Night by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Hymn to the Night” BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOWI heard the trailing garments of the Night Sweep through her marble halls! I saw her sable skirts all fringed... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Telling It by Nancy Sullivan
“Telling It”To speak out clean. Let the words be not wonderful but the plainest nouns, the skinniest verbs that are themselves the poem, not merely holding it... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Quote for Today
We all remember that time. It was no different for me than the others. Yet we do tell each other over and over again the particularities of the events we shared... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
If You Missed the Olympics…
You may qualify for the Depression Olympics.https://medium.com/slackjaw/2016-depression-olympics-7bc7f93830ac#.io9k9acrkView story at Medium.com Read more
Posted on 10 September 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune, Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon, I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other night By the pale dull pallor o... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Bright Side of a Dark Mind By Kate Hill
Schizoaffective disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar and to top it off, clinical depression.“When Kathryn Rogers was delivered this quadruple... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Hey Sci-Fi Fans, Take a Look at This. This Is Google’s Next Big Move in Virtual...
Google on Wednesday announced a new virtual reality platform that will serve as the basis for the company’s mobile VR efforts moving forward. Read more
Posted on 18 May 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Wow. I Wanted to Buy One of This
DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is telling owners of some newer Legacy and Outback vehicles not to drive them because the steering can fail. The company is recalling abou... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Grass
BY CARL SANDBURGPile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work— I am the grass; I cover all.And pile them high at... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Family Secrets by Toi Derricotte
Toi Derricotte Family SecretsThey told my cousin Rowena not to marry Calvin―she was too young, just eighteen, he was too dark, too too dark, as if he ha... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Quote for Today
“During my drinking decades, I lived like a pig. My room was a hazardous pile of stilettos, tube tops, wine bottles, ashtrays, and old magazines. I valued... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Detroit Begs Nation To Just Give It Something, Anything, To Manufacture
‘Refrigerators, Towels, Whatever You Want,’ Residents Say.Look, I am from Detroit. This is no joke. Seriously. When I say things are desperate in Detroit, it’s ... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Diverse Collection Ideas
Posted on February 16, 2016 by Guest Contributor A mother recently visited my library to try and find some picture books showing kids with hearing aids for her... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Go Back to May 1937 By Sharon Olds
I see them standing at the formal gates of their colleges, I see my father strolling out under the ochre sandstone arch, the red tiles glinting like bent... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Interracial Relationships
Abagond The Lovings – their Supreme Court case in 1967 overturned laws against interracial marriage in the US. Repost: This was first posted over two years ago. Read more
Posted on 12 February 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
An Artist’s Prayer – Olu Butterfly
From An Artist’s Prayer By Olu ButterflyMay we forever do our thang May watermelons spring from our mouths And mountain tops easily from our fingertips May... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2016 SELF EXPRESSION